Jeff Brady is a career quality starter — a linebacker whose body of work places Brady in the top quarter of all players at the position historically. The Knox model values sustained contribution over flash, and Brady's career arc reflects exactly that kind of reliable professional-grade performance.
Season totals or exact team stints. Career totals count each season once.
Career games unavailable for incomplete season coverage. Verified career totals remain shown; career per-game figures require complete coverage.
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Defense | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | |||||
| 1991 | 22–23 | PIT | 16 | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | 23–24 | GB | 8 | — | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | 24–25 | LAR / SD | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1994 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1995 | 26–27 | MIN | 16 | — | 60 | 49 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1996 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | 101 | 73 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 1997 | 28–29 | MIN | 15 | — | 76 | 60 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
| 1998 | 29–30 | CAR | 16 | — | 103 | 75 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 1999 | 30–31 | IND | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Career | — | — | — | 395 | 289 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9 | 26 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Value · VORP
86 career value over replacement — #1374 all-time of 4,695. 12.3/season above a replacement-level LB.
Pick #323 (Rd 12) · PIT · 1991 · +64 vs expected KV-H
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8 seasons · peak 10.4 in 1998
VAL (Value Above League) measures each NFL season against that season's league; the dashed line is zero — a season that added nothing above the league's fringe. ● peak · ○ league-best season.
1.6 career wins over 8 seasons · 1 win = 13.08 VAL
Best season · 1998 · +0.8 wins
VAL 3.0 measures each part of a NFL player's game in his sport's own currency against what that season's fringe players produced, converted to team wins with rates fitted from every team-season in the encyclopedia.
#140 of 967 all-time linebackers by KV-H
| Season | Age | Team | G | GS | Tkl | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sk | Dis | Int | PD | FF | FR | TD | Sfty | VAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22–23 | PIT | 16 | — | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1992 | 23–24 | GB | 8 | — | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1993 | 24–25 | All teams | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1994 | 25–26 | TB | 16 | — | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1995 | 26–27 | MIN | 16 | — | 60 | 49 | — | — | — | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4.9 |
| 1996 | 27–28 | MIN | 16 | — | 101 | 73 | — | — | — | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 5.1 |
| 1997 | 28–29 | MIN | 15 | — | 76 | 60 | — | — | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1998 | 29–30 | CAR | 16 | — | 103 | 75 | — | — | — | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 10.4 |
| 1999 | 30–31 | IND | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 395 | 289 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9 | 26 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 20.4 |
Career games and per-game totals are unavailable because the season rows do not establish complete career coverage. Published career totals are preserved.
A strong starter career by KV-H: a peak-driven profile that scores 64 of 100, era-normalized against tackles/g peers across 7 scored seasons.
Blend 64 × longevity 1 = KV-H 64· confidence 100%
Season-by-season quality (era-relative tackles/g)
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